YONHAP · 2026-11-02 23:38 UTC

(LEAD) N. Korean leader's sister blasts FBI's crypto theft probe as 'political provocation'

North Korea dismissed FBI's investigation blaming Pyongyang for a $6 billion cryptocurrency theft from Binance, calling it a 'grave political provocation'. Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, claimed the U.S. is trying to brand North Korea as a 'cyber criminal state' and suggested Washington may be behind the theft to obtain stolen assets.

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